![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Ray Kurzweil on how technology will transform us - TED.com
Inventor, entrepreneur and visionary Ray Kurzweil explains in abundant, grounded detail why, by the 2020s, we will have reverse-engineered the human brain and nanobots will be operating your consciousness.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TED2005; TED; Talks; biotech; business; culture; future; invention; robots; science; technology; transhuman; 2005
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| Aubrey de Grey says we can avoid aging - TED.com
Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey argues that aging is merely a disease -- and a curable one at that. Humans age in seven basic ways, he says, all of which can be averted.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2005; TED; Talks; aging; biotech; disease; engineering; future; health care; science; technology; transhuman; 2005
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| Juan Enriquez on genomics and our future - TED.com
Scientific discoveries, futurist Juan Enriquez notes, demand a shift in code, and our ability to thrive depends on our mastery of that code. Here, he applies this notion to the field of genomics.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TED2003; TED; Talks; DNA; biotech; business; culture; genetics; invention; science; technology; tedbooks; transhuman; 2003
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| Nick Bostrom on our biggest problems - TED.com
Oxford philosopher and transhumanist Nick Bostrom examines the future of humankind and asks whether we might alter the fundamental nature of humanity to solve our most intrinsic problems.
Keywords: TEDTalks; TEDGlobal 2005; TED; Talks; antidepressants; biotech; culture; death; future; global issues; happiness; philosophy; technology; transhuman; 2005
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